Good timing. Haha. It’s not super hard. I like to take one bolt out at a time and put it in the same hole on the new pump. Then there’s no guessing which bolt goes where. Work smarter not harder.
If you have issues with that FE getting hot at idle but cools down going down the road change that underdriven water pump pulley setup for a smaller water pump pulley to overdrive the water pump and fan. I had to do that on my galaxie, temps would be just fine going down the road but sitting it would hit 235 within a few minutes. Overdriven pulley installed it never gets hot idling anymore. That engine sounds a lot better than most of the old FE's I see running around. For instance, yesterday I was sitting at a stop light and this pretty nice 71 or 72 F100 goes around the corner past me, and it sounds like it's running on 6 cylinders and has several vacuum leaks. I bet that guy thought it ran great too!
That’s good advice. Luckily this one doesn’t overheat, it’s just those dumb pinholes. Funny about the old ‘71 running like crap. The average guy has no idea about carburetor engines and what makes them run good. To them if it starts and drives it’s good. Some are really rough and doing more damage than good.
@@troysgarage Before I bought the truck in my channel pic I looked at several old trucks and walked away from them. These people all said oh the truck runs great and when I asked about rust they said no rust. Getting there they all ran like they had a dead hole, or they ticked and thrashed something fierce, and they all had obvious rust just by walking by and looking at it. Sad people don't know better, or they think just because it's old it's normal for them to run like crap. My dad was with me when the truck drove past and I just sat there and said yep, that's an FE alright, as we're sitting in an FE powered vehicle ourselves running like a top. I notice it the most with old Ford's than anything else, sad when you pull up to a car show and see the occasional nice Ford just to be disappointed when it starts up and it sounds like a horror show and the owner thinks it runs great.
It’s like a crime scene half the time. I don’t try to pretend this beast has no rust. It’s just part of his story. Mechanically though he’s getting more and more solid with each step. I do need to sell him. But I’m not gonna ask top dollar though. I’m not delusional. 🤣🤣🤣
True, this was a budget build. Lots of things I would do differently if it was going to be mine. I ended up selling it for a nice profit above my budget. Was fun saving this from being scrapped!
I haven’t noticed any overheating issues even before swapping rads, so I don’t think it’s an issue for me. Obviously having a shroud would be better but for now and the little bit we do drive it 🤷🏼♂️ doesn’t seem to bother it at all.
@@KeepingUpWithUs the inside is pretty solid. Smaller amounts of rust than I thought I’d find. All the gauges seem to work too. I’m lucky with that for sure!
After spending all that money on a new rad, water pump and alternator, why would you risk re-using those 2 cheap, old belts? If they go, you could cook the engine.
You aren’t wrong. But with as little as we actually drive the truck and never on long road trips, we are always close to home and up for the adventure. Plus the belts looked almost good as new, or I wouldn’t have used them.
About to replace water pump on my 67 250. Great video.
Good timing. Haha. It’s not super hard. I like to take one bolt out at a time and put it in the same hole on the new pump. Then there’s no guessing which bolt goes where. Work smarter not harder.
That truck sounds great 👍.
Thanks, it was a risk pulling it out of that farmers field. But luckily it’s been pretty solid engine and tranny wise at least. Such a fun project!
If you have issues with that FE getting hot at idle but cools down going down the road change that underdriven water pump pulley setup for a smaller water pump pulley to overdrive the water pump and fan. I had to do that on my galaxie, temps would be just fine going down the road but sitting it would hit 235 within a few minutes. Overdriven pulley installed it never gets hot idling anymore. That engine sounds a lot better than most of the old FE's I see running around. For instance, yesterday I was sitting at a stop light and this pretty nice 71 or 72 F100 goes around the corner past me, and it sounds like it's running on 6 cylinders and has several vacuum leaks. I bet that guy thought it ran great too!
That’s good advice. Luckily this one doesn’t overheat, it’s just those dumb pinholes. Funny about the old ‘71 running like crap. The average guy has no idea about carburetor engines and what makes them run good. To them if it starts and drives it’s good. Some are really rough and doing more damage than good.
@@troysgarage Before I bought the truck in my channel pic I looked at several old trucks and walked away from them. These people all said oh the truck runs great and when I asked about rust they said no rust. Getting there they all ran like they had a dead hole, or they ticked and thrashed something fierce, and they all had obvious rust just by walking by and looking at it. Sad people don't know better, or they think just because it's old it's normal for them to run like crap. My dad was with me when the truck drove past and I just sat there and said yep, that's an FE alright, as we're sitting in an FE powered vehicle ourselves running like a top. I notice it the most with old Ford's than anything else, sad when you pull up to a car show and see the occasional nice Ford just to be disappointed when it starts up and it sounds like a horror show and the owner thinks it runs great.
It’s like a crime scene half the time. I don’t try to pretend this beast has no rust. It’s just part of his story. Mechanically though he’s getting more and more solid with each step. I do need to sell him. But I’m not gonna ask top dollar though. I’m not delusional. 🤣🤣🤣
Now that is a Runner! 👍😀
So fun to be at this stage too! No knocks, ticks or leaks. Burns a little oil, but if that’s all…. It’s nearly perfect! 🙌🏼
You really need to ditch that fan and get a fan with a clutch. You’ll save a little MPG’s as well
True, this was a budget build. Lots of things I would do differently if it was going to be mine. I ended up selling it for a nice profit above my budget. Was fun saving this from being scrapped!
You don't have a fan shroud , does that effect your cooling at all
I haven’t noticed any overheating issues even before swapping rads, so I don’t think it’s an issue for me. Obviously having a shroud would be better but for now and the little bit we do drive it 🤷🏼♂️ doesn’t seem to bother it at all.
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Wow that old one looked rough. 😅
It really had some miles on it. I’m surprised at how well most of this old truck has withstood the test of time.
@@troysgarage Yeah, I feel like the inside really didn't look too bad. Like the dash and stuff. Or am I making that up?
@@KeepingUpWithUs the inside is pretty solid. Smaller amounts of rust than I thought I’d find. All the gauges seem to work too. I’m lucky with that for sure!
@@troysgarage That's what I was thinking I remembered.
might as well have put a new timing chain and gear on while yoy had it all apart
Could have but this was a strong runner and that wasn’t in the budget.
After spending all that money on a new rad, water pump and alternator, why would you risk re-using those 2 cheap, old belts? If they go, you could cook the engine.
You aren’t wrong. But with as little as we actually drive the truck and never on long road trips, we are always close to home and up for the adventure. Plus the belts looked almost good as new, or I wouldn’t have used them.